Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Chinese Olympics Reeducation Programs

I just love these stories about the Chinese government forcing its citizens to learn how to cheer, queue, care about spelling, not to spit, and not to distract athletes at the wrong time. But don't forget, this is a totalitarian regime:

Dozens of closed-circuit cameras will dot each Olympic venue, many looking down on the crowd from the ceiling. Organizers say they may dress police and soldiers in volunteer uniforms to help ensure order.

So, when someone cusses at the soccer referee, how exactly is a "volunteer" going to "ensure order?" Last I checked, police and soldiers over there prefer heavy wooden sticks to tasers. "Don't whack my back, bro!"

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